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Webinar - This Used to be Normal: Pattern Book Homes for 21st Century Michigan
AICP: CM 1; AIA: 1 LU|HSW
The Pattern Book Homes Project, led by the Michigan Municipal League and funded by MEDC, creates new infill housing in Michigan neighborhoods. Designed to reflect historic patterns and help retain urban fabric, they are reviving housing styles from beloved catalogues such as Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Michigan’s own Aladdin Homes.
1. Understand the shifting demographics and needs of Michigan communities for diverse housing options
2. Recognize historic precedent with varied housing formats in residential areas
3. Learn about the League’s Pattern Book Homes project and its influence on local pattern book-based restorative infill programs
4. Analyze opportunities to use pattern zoning approaches and identify barriers
5. Explain how pattern zoning can be a vital part of a local development strategy
Speaker:
Melissa Milton-Pung
Program Manager, Policy Research Labs
Michigan Municipal League
November 13, 2025
For more information, please call us at 517.371.8080
or e-mail us at Info@mhpn.org